Then some one needs to tell every car manufacture out there that. The average alternator new on the cars is less than 2 years. John -----Original Message----- From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of twinenginedmc12 Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:34 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: Car's use of electricty / alternator & battery question " An alternator should be able to deliver it's rated output current-at- voltage indefinitely, although the max output may vary a bit with temperature. If an alternator delivers a very high output but overheats or burns out when run that way for long, the rating is not accurate. " To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/